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| | Fayette County, Georgia Genealogical Records Information |
 | | Georgia's 51st county was named the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a French adventurer who at age 20 accepted a commission as major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. |
 | | Subsequently, the justices selected a site for the county seat, as evidenced by an 1822 map of Georgia that shows a site in Fayette County marked "C.H." At some point in 1822 or 1823, the county seat became known as Fayetteville. |
 | | Nichols and Related Families of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virgina. |
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